Blank assembly of the bike knowing that it will have other wheels, the stronglight headset and the 3T mutant stem bringing rigidity and solidity to the headset. Frame weight 2.8 kilos for a 59.5cm (800grams columbus genius fork, 250grams headset and 1750grams frame) not bad at all. 700*25c fit...
This month's purchases include the latest wheelset for the Daccordi Top Alloy, a pair of 1998 Mavic Cosmic Carbone, Mavic Cosmic Carbone quick releases, Cosmic stickers and Mavic Cosmic wheelbags
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Very best regards and stay safe
Georges
No mention of Columbus Altec and Altec 2. Altec helped Laurent Brochard (Festina Peugeot) and Luc Leblanc (Polti Coppi) to win their world Championship UCI titles
Today was the shopping day for the Daccordi with a new old stock Stronglight X14 Headset (I have one on my Vetta, it is one of the best headsets ever made) like on the Trek I decided to gift my Daccordi with 3T Mutant Quill Stem because it is forged and it combines the advantages of a quill stem...
Campagnolo was something significant in the 60's70's80's early90's but not anymore. Maybe bankruptcy is the way to go if they are not selling their fancy equipment to many high end bike brands. A lot of shifting and braking technologies were introduced by Shimano with Dura Ace and Dura Ace...
Fact is that Shimano is still the dominating brand on the road bike and mountain bike markets since the mid 80's . Campagnolo went to dominant once in the pro peloton to insignificant, and their market shares have become ridiculous. Let's not forget that Mollema had problem with SRAM, I don't...
Steel , never will I put Campagnolo on any of my road bikes projects, like all my other road bikes , it will get the Dura Ace 7800 treatment and nothing else.
I like US made Cannondales only, made in China or Taiwan Cannondales aren't of my interest and welds on them are ugly furthermore to that craftsmanship in the USA was far superior to the one in Asia.